# LinkedIn Ads in Grok Adwarp is an open-source MCP server that connects xAI's Grok Bot to LinkedIn Ads. Run your own Adwarp endpoint, ask your bot to add it, then have it size audiences, draft campaigns and pull reports. ```text > Draft 3 LinkedIn ads for the RevOps audience at 40 USD a day. adwarp.create_campaign "RevOps leaders", 40 USD/day: DRAFT adwarp.create_text_ad 3 variants: DRAFT Nothing is live. Review them in Campaign Manager. ``` ## Set up in 3 steps 1. Sign in to LinkedIn once. Create a LinkedIn developer app with the Advertising API, then sign in from your terminal. App approval usually takes a day or 2. `npx -y adwarp auth login` 2. Deploy your own endpoint. Grok Bot runs on a cloud computer, so it can't reach your laptop. Deploy Adwarp's endpoint in 1 click, and paste in the values npx -y adwarp auth export prints plus a token from openssl rand -hex 32. [Deploy to Vercel](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fadwarp-dev%2Fadwarp&root-directory=apps%2Fweb&project-name=adwarp-mcp&repository-name=adwarp-mcp&env=ADWARP_LINKEDIN_CLIENT_ID,ADWARP_LINKEDIN_CLIENT_SECRET,ADWARP_LINKEDIN_REFRESH_TOKEN,MCP_AUTH_TOKEN&envDescription=LinkedIn%20app%20values%20from%20npx%20-y%20adwarp%20auth%20export%20and%20a%20long%20random%20MCP_AUTH_TOKEN%20that%20your%20AI%20app%20sends%20as%20a%20bearer%20token.&envLink=https%3A%2F%2Fadwarp.dev%2Fdocs%2Fhosted%23self-host-on-vercel) 3. Add it to your bot. Send your bot this message. When it asks for a key, give it the header Authorization with the value Bearer, a space and your MCP_AUTH_TOKEN. > Add a custom MCP server called adwarp at https://your-app.vercel.app/api/mcp ### Setting it up by hand? The Deploy button asks for these. By hand, create a Vercel project from the Adwarp repo with its Root Directory set to apps/web and add them. If Vercel Authentication covers production, turn it off there, or Grok can't reach the endpoint. `Vercel environment variables`: ```text ADWARP_LINKEDIN_CLIENT_ID=... ADWARP_LINKEDIN_CLIENT_SECRET=... ADWARP_LINKEDIN_REFRESH_TOKEN=... MCP_AUTH_TOKEN= ``` ## 5 prompts to try first ### How many RevOps leaders at US software companies can we reach on LinkedIn? ```text > How many RevOps leaders at US software companies can we reach on LinkedIn? adwarp.search_targeting titles "revenue operations": 4 matches adwarp.estimate_audience titles + VP + Director + US + software: 1,860 members ``` ### Draft 3 LinkedIn ads for the RevOps audience at 40 USD a day. ```text > Draft 3 LinkedIn ads for the RevOps audience at 40 USD a day. adwarp.create_campaign "RevOps leaders", 40 USD/day: DRAFT adwarp.create_text_ad 3 variants: DRAFT Nothing is live. Review them in Campaign Manager. ``` ### Is a RevOps audience in Canada big enough to run? ```text > Is a RevOps audience in Canada big enough to run? adwarp.estimate_audience RevOps, VP + Director, Canada: 240 members Under LinkedIn's 300 minimum, so it wouldn't serve. Adding Manager seniority brings it to 610. Want that instead? ``` ### How are my LinkedIn ads doing this week? ```text > How are my LinkedIn ads doing this week? adwarp.performance_summary last 7 days: 13 ad sets Spend, clicks, conversions and click-through rate by campaign ``` ### Turn on the RevOps ad group. ```text > Turn on the RevOps ad group. adwarp.update_campaign status ACTIVE, dry run: preview adwarp.update_campaign status ACTIVE: ACTIVE Live because you asked. Everything else stays a draft. ``` ## Why running LinkedIn ads from Grok gets better results ### Checks happen daily Performance is 1 message to a bot you already use, so problems get fixed the same day. ### Nothing spends on its own Every campaign and ad starts as a draft, so the bot can build while you decide what goes live. ### Your secret stays in Vercel Grok holds 1 token for your own endpoint. Your LinkedIn client secret stays in your Vercel project. ## Questions, answered ### Is there a LinkedIn Ads connector for Grok? Not from LinkedIn or xAI. Adwarp is an open-source MCP server that gives Grok Bot access to LinkedIn Ads through your own developer app. ### Does it work in connectors on grok.com? Not yet. Custom connectors on grok.com sign in with OAuth, which Adwarp's endpoint doesn't support yet. Grok Bot sends a header, so it works today. ### Why do I need my own endpoint? Grok Bot runs on a cloud computer, so it can't reach a server on your laptop. Your own endpoint takes 1 bearer token and keeps your LinkedIn client secret out of Grok. More: [Grok Bot setup in the docs](https://adwarp.dev/docs/clients/grok) ### Can Grok spend money on its own? No. Every campaign, ad group and ad starts as a draft, and it goes live only when you explicitly ask or switch it on in Campaign Manager. ### Does it work for Google Ads? Not yet. Adwarp's Google tools run on your machine, which Grok Bot can't reach. More: [Google Ads in Grok](https://adwarp.dev/google-ads/grok) ### Where are my LinkedIn credentials stored? In your Vercel project's environment variables. Grok Bot keeps only the bearer token for your endpoint. ### Which tools work in Grok? Every LinkedIn tool your endpoint serves: audience sizing, campaigns and ads, reporting and Ad Library search. List uploads, CRM audiences and the change journal read files on your machine, so they run in Claude, Codex, Cursor or the CLI. | Feature | In Grok | | --- | --- | | Campaigns, audience sizing, reporting | Yes | | Ad Library through the official API | Yes | | CSV list uploads | No | | Salesforce and HubSpot audiences | No | | Change journal and lift | No | ### What does the bot need? A name, your endpoint's URL and 1 header with your token. | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | adwarp | | URL | https://your-app.vercel.app/api/mcp | | Header name | Authorization | | Header value | Bearer, a space, then your MCP_AUTH_TOKEN | ## Related - [LinkedIn Ads in Muse](https://adwarp.dev/linkedin-ads/muse): The same endpoint in Meta Muse - [Audiences](https://adwarp.dev/linkedin-ads/audiences): Size before you spend - [Optimization](https://adwarp.dev/linkedin-ads/optimization): Rules that run on a schedule Not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn or Google. Canonical page: https://adwarp.dev/linkedin-ads/grok Last updated: 2026-10-23